Micky (Spanish singer)

Spanish singer (born 1943)
Micky
Birth nameMiguel Ángel Carreño Schmelter
Also known asEl Hombre de Goma ("The Rubber Man")
Born (1943-10-20) 20 October 1943 (age 80)
Madrid, Spain
GenresRock, Pop
Instrument(s)Vocal, Harmonica
Musical artist

Miguel Ángel Carreño Schmelter (born 20 October 1943, in Madrid), better known as Micky, is a Spanish singer.

He began his music career in 1962 leading the band Micky y Los Tonys, which brought out 30 singles (including hits like "No sé nadar") and 5 albums. Meanwhile, Micky acted in some films as it was usual for singers in Spain in the 1960s and worked for Cadena SER as a radio presenter.[1]

Micky began his solo music career in the 1970s. Some of his first hits were "Soy así" and "El chico de la armónica". The single "Bye bye fräulein" (1976) entered the charts in Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and made the Billboard Easy Listening charts in the United States. In 1977 he was chosen to participate for Spain at the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest. With the song "Enséñame a cantar", he placed 9th in a field of 18 entries.[2]

In the 1980s and 1990s, he continued his music career but also focusing on theatre and television. In 2003 he participated in the television contest Vivo Cantando, which featured former pop stars. In 2010 he released a new album, La Cuenta Atrás.

References

  1. ^ "Biografía". webmicky.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-07-19.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1977 Spain". ESC-History.com.

External links

  • Official site
Preceded by
Braulio
with "Sobran las palabras"
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
1977
Succeeded by
  • v
  • t
  • e
Participation
ArtistsSongs
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Spain did not compete
  • v
  • t
  • e
Countries
Final
Withdrawn
  • Tunisia
Artists
Songs
  • "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim"
  • "Beatles"
  • "Boom Boom Boomerang"
  • "Casanova"
  • "Enséñame a cantar"
  • "Frère Jacques"
  • "It's Nice to Be in Love Again"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Libera"
  • "De mallemolen"
  • "Mathima solfège"
  • "A Million in One, Two, Three"
  • "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant"
  • "Une petite française"
  • "Portugal no coração"
  • "Rock Bottom"
  • "Swiss Lady"
  • "Telegram"
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • VIAF
  • WorldCat
National
  • Spain